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Rain rain go away.....

It's become kind of like a tradition that after every weekend I try to compile some pictures that I've taken over the past week and weekend and try to sum up what the last week was like for me.  Hmm, it's only Monday today and last week seems like forever ago. (side note: I wish everything else in life that don't seem like things I'm very fond of can all be memories of the distant past that are only seldom revisited.)  Last week, this island of Taiwan received a lot of rain and I spent many a nights last week either with the legs of my pants drenched and toes freezing or getting soaked on one side while I stand waiting for my bus to go home from class at 10:30pm.  Other than that, school wise, I was pretty productive. I did a presentation on the limits of the definition of the state (Haha... it's so boring) and wrote an abstract on how communication developments in the People's Republic of China might have some correlation with its market growth. (also, highly boring).  All in all it was a productive week both at work and at school.

On to more fun things that happened over the weekend. Seriously, you all have to watch "The Lady".  It's such an awesome movie and it makes me sad that it did not get very good reviews. It's a movie so of course there are the cliche movie "must-have's" in it, but all in all, I think it depicts Aung San Suu Kyi's story from a human perspective and tackles many family issues especially for the families of policymakers, activists, and others as such.  I went to the movies with my French friend Jerome, and it was awesome but I think I cried like every 15 minutes of the movie. Haha. I swear, somebody let the faucet running on my eyes. As I get older, I tear up at the craziest things, whether it be movies, news, or anything for that matter.  I'll try not to spoil the movie for you, but let me just say, the lady's husband is the ideal guy for an aspiring woman to marry. (just sayin'... LoL)

I've been battling this really bad cold that I've had since last Friday and it does not seem to be going away. I'm popping tylenol and penicillin every 7am, 11am, 4pm, and 9pm and I still have it. Granted I have not been getting much sleep lately cause of my insomnia (I diagnosed myself insomniac) and still have to wake up fairly early to make it to other commitments. I'm getting even lesser sleep because of my stuffy nose that I end up just waking up in the middle of the night and sitting on my bed trying to figure out the best way to get myself to breathe comfortably so I can go back to sleep. (B, if you're reading this, I need some Ambien CR or benadryl... LoL)

Anyway, I'm stealing time away from the office to finish up this post. I will post the pictures tonight when I get home. So, for now, read up on this very scatter-brained post of mine until I post more pictures. Haha. Take care all!!!

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